ChattChitto

Hi all.

does anyone have a tutorial that explains how to secure a network and website

No, but I can help you
Tutorials in these matters doesn't always help as this can be really "custom"

Ah thank you Boss!

Where do we start? with the network?

You choose

My guess would be to start with the network that i use to access the website? so i would first setup a secure access point via the router but i am not sure how best to do this?

first of, you need a server accessible on the internet? or an internal one...? (considering now that your talking about home server)

Ok yes it would be a home server, I have a wireless 3g router and a laptop that I can use. I already setup the router and have internet access on it but a) its not running of a dedicated pc and its set with a wep key which I need to change to a wpa2 mayby. I have a problem in that I tried to access it last nite to change the settings but forgot the password which is not a default password. I would also like to see if it is set for a static IP or Dynamic.

bad start! lol! Restore to factory settings and try not to forget the pass!
you didn't answer my question... ok its a home server, but accessible on the Internet? or only in your home network?

In answer to your question, as far as I know I can only access it via my home network, to be honest I am not sure if I can access it via the net. It is a 3g sim router and connects through my mobile network provider.

ahh mobile connection... sorry
As if you wish for it to be accessible on the Internet then you need a Dedicated IP.
Anyway now, download XAMPP and run it, easiest "webserver" software
You are able to run Apache2, MySQL, phpMyAdmin and several other services using it in a simple click.

Once ran, they will be able to be accessed on your local network, acting as a server.